The handbill that informed slaves in Texas of their freedom was given out June 19, 1865, more than two years after President ...

The handbill that informed enslaved people in Texas of their freedom was given out June 19, 1865, more than two years after ...

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum's special events for Juneteenth will include the display of a signed copy ...

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum's special events for Juneteenth will include the display of a signed copy ...

Just in case Abraham Lincoln ever wishes to give an encore performance of that famous speech he delivered in 1863 at ...

The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued as Union troops ...

Juneteenth commemorates the events of June 19, 1865, when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered free. Here's ...

Enslaved people in Texas finally learned of their freedom when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, ...

Lincoln the movie shows how Abraham Lincoln went about avoiding swamps ... “I had thought I would go from September 1863 to the assassination, focusing on the relationship of Lincoln and Salmon ...

America's Second Independence Day is coming soon. So, what is Juneteenth? And why is it celebrated? Here's what to know.

Since 1863, West Virginians have celebrated June 20 as independence day for the state and its people. West Virginia broke free of a Commonwealth of Virginia government that spent decades prioritizing ...

I often wonder what meal was served to Abraham Lincoln and his entourage at the David Wills House in Gettysburg, on the evening of Nov. 18, 1863, the night before ...